AVNW vs. CMTL, KVHI, PCTI, GILT, CMBM, VUZI, SATL, CRNT, COMM, and PL
Should you be buying Aviat Networks stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Aviat Networks include Comtech Telecommunications (CMTL), KVH Industries (KVHI), PCTEL (PCTI), Gilat Satellite Networks (GILT), Cambium Networks (CMBM), Vuzix (VUZI), Satellogic (SATL), Ceragon Networks (CRNT), CommScope (COMM), and Planet Labs PBC (PL). These companies are all part of the "radio & t.v. communications equipment" industry.
Aviat Networks vs.
Aviat Networks (NASDAQ:AVNW) and Comtech Telecommunications (NASDAQ:CMTL) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, risk and analyst recommendations.
Aviat Networks has a net margin of 3.82% compared to Comtech Telecommunications' net margin of -4.10%. Aviat Networks' return on equity of 14.61% beat Comtech Telecommunications' return on equity.
Aviat Networks presently has a consensus target price of $57.67, suggesting a potential upside of 85.13%. Comtech Telecommunications has a consensus target price of $12.17, suggesting a potential upside of 1.90%. Given Aviat Networks' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Aviat Networks is more favorable than Comtech Telecommunications.
In the previous week, Aviat Networks had 2 more articles in the media than Comtech Telecommunications. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Aviat Networks and 2 mentions for Comtech Telecommunications. Comtech Telecommunications' average media sentiment score of 0.44 beat Aviat Networks' score of 0.43 indicating that Comtech Telecommunications is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Aviat Networks has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Comtech Telecommunications. Comtech Telecommunications is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Aviat Networks, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Comtech Telecommunications received 33 more outperform votes than Aviat Networks when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 65.58% of users gave Aviat Networks an outperform vote while only 58.51% of users gave Comtech Telecommunications an outperform vote.
Aviat Networks has a beta of 1.65, suggesting that its share price is 65% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Comtech Telecommunications has a beta of 1.77, suggesting that its share price is 77% more volatile than the S&P 500.
68.9% of Aviat Networks shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.7% of Comtech Telecommunications shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.6% of Aviat Networks shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.4% of Comtech Telecommunications shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Aviat Networks beats Comtech Telecommunications on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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